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How Can I Stop The Water Flow To Replace Heater?


drewskie

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In my last post I explained that my heater went bad. I have a replacement and have been trying to install it, which doesn't seem to difficult except that the tub is full, and I can't figure out how to stop the water from gushing as soon as I disconnect any hoses. I saw a video online where they said to use vise grips on the rubber hoses to stop the flow, but it doesn't work for me. and I don't want to ruin the hoses. Is there a better way to stop the water while I change out the heater? I really don't want to waste 300 gallons of water, and I recently filled the tub. Thanks again everyone

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I have made several plugs out of wooden dowels (wood close hanger poles I think they started as 1') that are tapered just right to quickly jam in the hoses when it's removed. Still makes a mess but a small one if your quick and the plugs are made just right. I used a belt sander and a vice to taper the wood first and then cut them at about 3-4 inches long.

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Thanks for the responses guys, I decided to drain the tub, an it made things much easier. It was well worth it.

However, now I have a friggin flo error, after refilling. The flow switch and circ pump are both new. I did get the pump pretty wet when I was trying to change the heater the first time, could that have fried it?

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